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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM InfoSphere Information Server

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIBM InfoSphere Information Server is a data integration platform used to understand, cleanse, monitor and transform data. The offerings provide massively parallel processing (MPP) capabilities.N/A

    Microsoft Power BI Embedded

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AA solution from Microsoft to provide customer-facing reports, dashboards, and analytics in applications by using and branding Power BI as one's own. Designed to reduce developer resources by automating the monitoring, management, and deployment of analytics, while getting full control of Power BI features and intelligent analytics.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerMicrosoft Power BI Embedded
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerMicrosoft Power BI Embedded
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerMicrosoft Power BI Embedded
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Data model creation8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerMicrosoft Power BI Embedded
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerMicrosoft Power BI Embedded
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Information Server is extremely useful to replace manual developments that require a lot of coding effort. It significantly increases the productivity of the initial development and the future maintenance of the processes since it has a visual development environment with self-documentation.
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    Microsoft
    This product is very convenient to use and implement and is considered a "de facto" standard in the Business Intelligence sphere. First of all, it contains numerous features in terms of visualization, data provisioning, data source integration which makes it a perfect tool for the development of BI analytics. Secondly, it provides great capabilities for the development of data markets for the whole development team. Thirdly, the sharing capabilities of dashboards that are updated in a real-time manner provides great incentives for end-users
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    Pros
    IBM
    • IIS best for ETL ,not ELT , and many and diffrent source systems.
    • It also can process big data , unstuctured data
    • It is not only DWH , you can use infosphere for analys and see the bigger architecture of your OLTP systems
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • It is very easy to connect multiple data sources for a single report. You can use CSV, Excel, database integration, etc.
    • Power Bi supports Python as well, which makes it a lot easier for us as it is known by most of our team.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    IBM
    • I would be nice to have a new web development environment for DataStage.
    • Connectivity Packs such as Pack for SAP Application are a little pricey.
    • It is confusing for new developers the possibility of developing jobs using different execution engines such as Parallel or Server.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Similar to how Excel has VBA, Microsoft Power BI uses PowerQuery (M/DAX). Though DAX is similar to Excel in terms of how it is written, I just think it's something that would be difficult for new users to figure out.
    • Something I would like to see done differently in Microsoft Power BI is the ability to have presets for sorting/arranging of visualizations. Though it is nice to arrange the dashboard freely, it would also be nice to have preset arrangements based on visualizations (for those of us bad at making dashboards look appealing).
    • With Microsoft Power BI, it is hard to show others your dashboard using the free platform (unless you show them from your computer/account). This can cause issues if your firm is trialing Microsoft Power BI before purchase.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It's easy to use for what is presented in the reports that have been developed and presented. It's not so easy to customize those reports, "make them your own" and save them for later reuse.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    DataStage is more robust and stable than ODI The ability to perform complex transformations or implement business rules is much more developed in DS
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    Microsoft
    I haven’t used any other software that can be compared to this and that is a good thing as this means that this software is the best one on the market. Tough other apps may exist we only use Microsoft Power BI because it is simply the best app out there.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Productivity of the development of integration processes.
    • Better documentation and governance.
    • Reduce training costs of various technologies.
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    Microsoft
    • Saved a significant amount of time for reporting current rollout status to project stakeholders
    • Project stakeholders were able to view the live dashboards at any time so felt they had a better understanding of the rollout status
    • Project stakeholders found it beneficial that they were able to set their own filters. For example, to view rollout status for their own departments.
    Incentivized
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